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Poetry Terminology

Enhance your poetry knowledge with definitions of common terms such as "stanza," "hyperbole," "metaphor," "connotation," and more. Explore the world of figurative language and rhythmic patterns in poetry.

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Poetry Terminology

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  1. Poetry Terminology Identify the following definitions

  2. A group of lines in poetry

  3. STANZA • A group of lines in poetry

  4. Obvious exaggeration

  5. HYPERBOLE • Obvious exaggeration

  6. A figure of speech comparing 2 dissimilar things, without using like or as

  7. METAPHOR • A figure of speech comparing 2 dissimilar things, without using like or as

  8. The ideas, thoughts, and feelings that come to mind when you read or hear a word

  9. CONNOTATION • The ideas, thoughts, and feelings that come to mind when you read or hear a word

  10. The pattern of accented syllables in poetry

  11. RHYTHM • The pattern of accented syllables in poetry

  12. The dictionary definition of a word

  13. DENOTATION • The dictionary definition of a word

  14. A way or speaking or writing that forces the reader or listener to look at familiar things a new way

  15. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE • A way or speaking or writing that forces the reader or listener to look at familiar things a new way

  16. The use of words that sound like what they describe

  17. ONOMATOPOEIA • The use of words that sound like what they describe

  18. A form of writing with words arranged in lines and stanzas

  19. POETRY • A form of writing with words arranged in lines and stanzas

  20. The different patterns in which rhyme can be used

  21. RHYME SCHEME • The different patterns in which rhyme can be used

  22. The basic segment of a poem, may or may not be a sentence

  23. LINE • The basic segment of a poem, may or may not be a sentence

  24. A figure of speech comparing 2 dissimilar things, without using like or as

  25. SIMILE • A figure of speech comparing 2 dissimilar things, without using like or as

  26. Words that end in the same sound

  27. rhyme • Words that end in the same sound

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